25 Best-Selling Cars, Trucks, and SUVs of 2019

Lists of the best-selling vehicles in America are starting to look somewhat familiar: pickup trucks always occupy the top spots, while compact crossovers have now firmly supplanted family sedans in the top 10. But it's still interesting to follow the rankings throughout the year to see how things shake out. We've tallied sales from every automaker in the U.S. market through 2019 to bring you a list of the top 25 vehicles on the market.

Ford

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Ford Fusion (166,045 units sold)

Of all of Ford's recently canceled passenger-car models, the Fusion mid-size sedan will stick around the longest. Production won't end until 2021, and its sales haven't fallen off a cliff quite yet, dropping just 4 percent compared with 2018.

Greg PajoCar and Driver

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Ford Explorer (168,309 units sold)

The new 2020 Ford Explorer that made waves when it debuted earlier in 2019 went on sale in the summer. Ford reportedly struggled with the rollout of this new generation, facing production issues early on, which likely explains the 26 percent drop compared to 2018. The Toyota Highlander has now surpassed the Explorer to become the best-selling three-row SUV in the land in 2019.

Chris Doane AutomotiveCar and Driver

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Subaru Forester (171,613 units sold)

Fresh off a redesign for 2019, the Forester is enjoyed strong in 2019, with its total representing a 5 percent increase over 2018.

Hyundai

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Hyundai Elantra (175,094 units sold)

The Elantra compact car was down compared to 2018, but it's still firmly on the top 25 best-sellers list. A refresh for the 2019 model year likely helped sales, and a new CVT automatic that improves fuel economy has come on board for 2020.

Subaru

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Subaru Outback (181,178 units sold)

The Outback's sales were up 1.3 percent in 2019, cementing its place as the best-selling Subaru. A new 2020 model (pictured), based on the recently redesigned Legacy sedan, went on sale in the second half of the year.

Car and Driver

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Nissan Sentra (184,618 units sold)

The Sentra hasn't been a competitive compact car for a while, and it recently received a much-needed redesign to up its game in style, features, and powertrains. But Nissan is still selling a lot of the old model, even if the word on the street is that fleet sales make up a large portion of its numbers. Sales in 2019 were down 13 percent, so we'll have to wait and see if the new model, which goes on sale early this year, can fix that.

Chris AmosCar and Driver

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Jeep Cherokee (191,397 units sold)

The Cherokee is hardly a standout in the Jeep lineup—it's neither the most off-road capable nor the most luxurious, but it occupies a popular middle ground. Its numbers in 2019 were down 20 percent compared to 2018.

Brad FickCar and Driver

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Nissan Altima (209,183 units sold)

Nissan's mid-size sedan used to do battle with the Accord and Camry in the sales race, but it's fallen down the rankings lately and it sold only a couple dozen more units in 2019 compared with 2018. That's despite a new model that's vastly improved in design and driving dynamics—it even outcornered the new BMW 3-series in our testing.

Bradley FickCar and Driver

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Jeep Wrangler (228,032 units sold)

The new Wrangler, code-named JL, exploded onto the scene in 2018 year and was briefly sold alongside its predecessor, the JK, which probably explains why the new model's numbers were down 5 percent in 2019.

GMC

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GMC Sierra (232,323 units sold)

The Sierra lineup is in the midst of an overhaul, with both the light-duty 1500 and the heavy-duty models having undergone redesigns recently. Sales of the light-duty were up 8 percent in 2019, faring better than its Chevrolet Silverado stablemate, which experienced a drop in sales in 2019 (it appears later on this list).

Toyota

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Toyota Highlander (239,438 units sold)

The current Highlander three-row SUV has been selling well throughout its life cycle, although was down 2 percent in 2019. We might almost say that Toyota barely needs to introduce the redesigned 2020 model revealed earlier this year, but the three-row SUV market is contentious, and the Highlander needs some updating to stay fresh.

Michael SimariCar and Driver

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Ford Escape (241,388 units sold)

The Escape lost some steam in 2019, with sales down 11 percent. We'll see if the redesigned 2020 Escape (pictured) that went on sale later in 2019 can reverse that trend.

Chris AmosCar and Driver

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Jeep Grand Cherokee (242,969 units sold)

Has the Grand Cherokee been around long enough to achieve icon status yet? As one of the first true popular sport-utility vehicles in the 1990s, it still ranks among the biggest sellers today, and in 2019 it was the best-selling Jeep, with sales rising 8 percent compared to 2018.

Toyota

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Toyota Tacoma (248,801 units sold)

Among an increasingly crowded segment of mid-size pickup trucks, the Tacoma still stands tall, with sales up 1 percent in 2019. It's the best-selling non-domestic pickup in the country, although the new Ford Ranger and Jeep Gladiator are looking to steal some customers away.

Marc UrbanoCar and Driver

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Honda Accord (267,567 units sold)

The Honda Accord had a disappointing year in 2018, sales-wise, given that it was coming off a big, successful redesign. Things weren't much better in 2019, as Accord sales dropped by 8 percent last year.

Toyota

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Toyota Corolla (304,850 units sold)

The newest Toyota Corolla is attempting to shed the nameplate's boring image with more daring styling and improved dynamics. Both the redesigned hatchback and sedan models enjoyed a slight increase in sales n 2019, with numbers that up 0.4 percent over 2018.

Honda

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Honda Civic (325,650 units sold)

Honda's mid-size Accord used to outsell its compact Civic, but the Civic has been pulling ahead lately—and widening the gap. Perhaps it's because the Civic offers several body styles and high-performance models, although Honda doesn't break out sales numbers for the different sedan, coupe, hatchback, Si, and Type R versions. Civic sales were nearly identical in 2019 compared to 2018.

Chevy's compact crossover enjoyed a strong year in 2019, with sales up 4 percent. Chevy is still not keeping up in the compact-crossover sales race with rivals such as the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4, but it's closer than it was before.

Michael SimariCar and Driver

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Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport (350,447 units sold)

The fact that the Rogue is this high on this list for 2019 despite sales dropping 15 percent goes to show how well this crossover family sold in 2018. But it's also important to remember that the Rogue nameplate includes both the compact Rogue and the smaller, subcompact Rogue Sport; Nissan does not split out sales for these separate models.

Car and Driver

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Honda CR-V (384,168 units sold)

The CR-V is the best-selling Honda in 2019 by a fair margin, but it couldn't win the crossover sales race despite its numbers being up 1 percent compared with 2018.

Toyota

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Toyota RAV4 (448,071 units sold)

In 2018, the RAV4 claimed the title of the best-selling non-truck in the country, the newly redesigned fifth-generation RAV did the same in 2019. Its sales were up 5 percent over 2018, and it pulled ahead of the second-place CR-V by a wide margin.

Andi HedrickCar and Driver

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Chevrolet Silverado (575,600 units sold)

The Silverado has long occupied the number-two spot in the U.S. sales rankings, but things weren't so good for Chevy's light- and heavy-duty pickups in 2019. Sales of the light-duty model have dropped by 1 percent, while the heavy-duty truck was down 8 percent. This allowed a surging Ram pickup range to surpass it.

Chris Doane AutomotiveCar and Driver

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Ram Pickup (633,694 units sold)

Ram's sensational new 1500 pickup earned a 10Best award for 2020, and it seems that consumers are pleased with the new truck, too. The entire Ram pickup range, which also includes newly redesigned heavy-duty trucks, jumped a whopping 18 percent last year, helping it blow past the Chevy Silverado to earn the silver medal in 2019.

Ford

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Ford F-Series (896,526 units sold)

It's not surprising that Ford's pickup trucks find themselves in the top spot once again, although increased competition from Ram, Chevrolet, and GMC probably explains the F-series' slight decline compared with 2018. Each of these competitors has redesigned both their light-duty and heavy-duty offerings, while Ford's truck lineup hasn't changed that significantly in a while.

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